Comments on: Meridia? http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:17:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: patience_15 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24693 patience_15 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:07:44 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24693 << Does anyone know or have experience with Meridia the weight loss drug? I just went to the doctor and was complaining that lately >> All I know is what Ive heard on TV. I thought if you were on an ACE Inhibitor you couldt take it, but I might be confusing it w/something else. I guess I dont know much about this ... LOL Chrissy << Does anyone know or have experience with Meridia the
weight loss drug? I just went to the doctor and was complaining that lately
>>

All I know is what Ive heard on TV. I thought if you were on an ACE
Inhibitor you couldt take it, but I might be confusing it w/something else.
I guess I dont know much about this … LOL Chrissy

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24691 colin_140 Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:11:55 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24691 Jeana: Be CAREFUL - whoops touchpad again...eventually I'll get the proximity stuff fixed. Xenical will cause the worst diarrhea you never want to know, so doooooooo research everything and always start out with half the dose to start and gradually work your way through...less nastiness on the tummy....Joan:))))) Jeana: Be CAREFUL - whoops touchpad again…eventually I’ll get the
proximity stuff fixed.
Xenical will cause the worst diarrhea you never want to know, so doooooooo
research everything and always start out with half the dose to start and
gradually work your way through…less nastiness on the tummy….Joan:)))))

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24690 colin_140 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:04:15 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24690 Jeana: Be CAREFU Jeana: Be CAREFU

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24689 colin_140 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:56:34 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24689 Jeana: The soy may help, but I would suggest you research it first so that you understand alll.... cdc.gov then go thru to nih which will link to the academy for alternative medicine....(yes, the NIH actually has a division on alternative therapies now). May take a little bit to explore, but you can find some interesting stuff. Also vegetariantimes.com for other info on alterantive therapies. Have to use good judgement and understand that most stuff is metabolized thru the liver and excreted thru kidneys and feces.....gotta hit the sack...just finished my pharmacology final.....nite, Joan :))) Jeana:
The soy may help, but I would suggest you research it first so that you
understand alll….
cdc.gov then go thru to nih which will link to the academy for alternative
medicine….(yes, the NIH actually has a division on alternative therapies
now). May take a little bit to explore, but you can find some interesting
stuff.
Also vegetariantimes.com for other info on alterantive therapies. Have to
use good judgement and understand that most stuff is metabolized thru the
liver and excreted thru kidneys and feces…..gotta hit the sack…just
finished my pharmacology final…..nite, Joan :)))

]]> By: Jennie Mui http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24688 Jennie Mui Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:22:46 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24688 I am type 1 since age 8 (I'm now 41). Type 2 does run in my family however. I ask my doc today if it is possible to be Type 1 and then over the years develop some of the Type 2 symptoms like insulin resistance. She said yes. I told her my sister was just put on Glucophage and she said that she couldn't put me on it and then suggested the Merida or Xenical (sp?). I told her I would try the Merida so got the Rx but after researching it and thinking about it, I am hesitant to go and fill the Rx. I agree that my hormones might be part of the problem because my BG is harder to control for about two weeks every month. Do you know if the soy pills help? --Jeana Ü ----- Original Message ----- I am type 1 since age 8 (I’m now 41). Type 2 does run in my family however.
I ask my doc today if it is possible to be Type 1 and then over the years
develop some of the Type 2 symptoms like insulin resistance. She said yes.
I told her my sister was just put on Glucophage and she said that she
couldn’t put me on it and then suggested the Merida or Xenical (sp?). I
told her I would try the Merida so got the Rx but after researching it and
thinking about it, I am hesitant to go and fill the Rx. I agree that my
hormones might be part of the problem because my BG is harder to control for
about two weeks every month. Do you know if the soy pills help? –Jeana Ü
—– Original Message —–

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24686 colin_140 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 13:33:33 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24686 Jeana: I forgot are you type 1 or 2?? If type 2, you may have developed insulin resistance....glucophage may be helpful in small doses to help stop it.....I have the same problem and just started on it. As long as liver and renal function are reasonable, talk to your endo. There are risks in any medication we take, but we weigh benefits against disadvantages....hope that helps....other source is diabeteswell.com You can write directly to Dr. Joe via that site, he will answer and may be able to give you better or more up to date info. Our age is another factor....if you are perimenopausal, that will affect your insulin sensitivity too. We need estrogen, whether by HRT or via use of phytoestrogens from soy products....it's important in reducing the risk of osteoporosis and pathological fractures.....back to homework....doing Pathobiology this semester.....certainly helps us, doesn't it :))) Joan :)))) Jeana: I forgot are you type 1 or 2??
If type 2, you may have developed insulin resistance….glucophage may be
helpful in small doses to help stop it…..I have the same problem and just
started on it.
As long as liver and renal function are reasonable, talk to your endo. There
are risks in any medication we take, but we weigh benefits against
disadvantages….hope that helps….other source is diabeteswell.com
You can write directly to Dr. Joe via that site, he will answer and may be
able to give you better or more up to date info.
Our age is another factor….if you are perimenopausal, that will affect your
insulin sensitivity too. We need estrogen, whether by HRT or via use of
phytoestrogens from soy products….it’s important in reducing the risk of
osteoporosis and pathological fractures…..back to homework….doing
Pathobiology this semester…..certainly helps us, doesn’t it :))) Joan :))))

]]> By: Jennie Mui http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24685 Jennie Mui Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:52:04 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24685 Thanks Joan. The more I investigate this, the more unsure I am. It says it can raise blood pressure which I definitely don't need. It says it controls appetite. I don't have an appetite as is. Frankly, I don't even eat that much in a day and that just maintains my weight. I think I'll try increasing the exercise for the next week or two before trying the drug. I just don't have a good feeling about it yet. Thanks for sending me to medscape. I just registered and it looks like a very helpful site. --Jeana Ü ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Jeana: it's not so much a weight loss drug, but the way it works on our > body and absorption of nutrients. go to medscape.com and research the drug > through medline. Also check out metformin (glucophage). Most of these drugs <!--more--> > are excreted thru the kidneys so have to keep that in mind....Joan:)) Thanks Joan. The more I investigate this, the more unsure I am. It says it
can raise blood pressure which I definitely don’t need. It says it controls
appetite. I don’t have an appetite as is. Frankly, I don’t even eat that
much in a day and that just maintains my weight. I think I’ll try
increasing the exercise for the next week or two before trying the drug. I
just don’t have a good feeling about it yet. Thanks for sending me to
medscape. I just registered and it looks like a very helpful site. –Jeana
Ü
—– Original Message —–
> Hi Jeana: it’s not so much a weight loss drug, but the way it works on
our
> body and absorption of nutrients. go to medscape.com and research the
drug
> through medline. Also check out metformin (glucophage). Most of these
drugs

> are excreted thru the kidneys so have to keep that in mind….Joan:))

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24684 colin_140 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:10:31 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2005/12/09/meridia/#comment-24684 << ust a question-- Does anyone know or have experience with Meridia the weight loss drug? I just went to the doctor and was complaining that lately I've needed more insulin and it is causing weight gain. I think I am getting more insulin resistant as I get older. Anyway, she wanted to put me on Meridia but I'm a little nervous about it. Any thoughts? By the way I did talk to my doc about my kidneys and she says she normally starts dialysis around 14% function and I have a ways to go before then and to just eat healthy and watch my blood pressure and blood sugars. A new study says that beta blockers also help kidney function so we're increasing the atenonol I'm on and I'm maxed out on the ACE inhibitor. She was very encouraging. ~~ Jeana Ü >> Hi Jeana: it's not so much a weight loss drug, but the way it works on our body and absorption of nutrients. go to medscape.com and research the drug through medline. Also check out metformin (glucophage). Most of these drugs are excreted thru the kidneys so have to keep that in mind....Joan:)) << ust a question– Does anyone know or have experience with Meridia the
weight loss drug? I just went to the doctor and was complaining that lately
I’ve needed more insulin and it is causing weight gain. I think I am
getting more insulin resistant as I get older. Anyway, she wanted to put
me on Meridia but I’m a little nervous about it. Any thoughts? By the way
I did talk to my doc about my kidneys and she says she normally starts
dialysis around 14% function and I have a ways to go before then and to just
eat healthy and watch my blood pressure and blood sugars. A new study says
that beta blockers also help kidney function so we’re increasing the
atenonol I’m on and I’m maxed out on the ACE inhibitor. She was very
encouraging. ~~ Jeana Ü >>
Hi Jeana: it’s not so much a weight loss drug, but the way it works on our
body and absorption of nutrients. go to medscape.com and research the drug
through medline. Also check out metformin (glucophage). Most of these drugs
are excreted thru the kidneys so have to keep that in mind….Joan:))

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